Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A joint host, as of a social event.
  • transitive verb To serve as a joint host of.

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  • noun A joint host alongside another (compare costar).
  • verb To act as a joint host.
  • verb computing To store data on a shared server (as in web hosting).

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Examples

  • Consider, for example, the teaser for People magazine's cover story on Joan Lunden's divorce: "After the painful end of her 13-year marriage, the Good Morning America cohost is discovering a new life as a single mother -- and as her own woman."

    Dan Quayle Was Right 1993

  • Consider, for example, the teaser for People magazine's cover story on Joan Lunden's divorce: "After the painful end of her 13-year marriage, the Good Morning America cohost is discovering a new life as a single mother -- and as her own woman."

    Dan Quayle Was Right 1993

  • Consider, for example, the teaser for People magazine's cover story on Joan Lunden's divorce: "After the painful end of her 13-year marriage, the Good Morning America cohost is discovering a new life as a single mother -- and as her own woman."

    Dan Quayle Was Right 1993

  • Consider, for example, the teaser for People magazine's cover story on Joan Lunden's divorce: "After the painful end of her 13-year marriage, the Good Morning America cohost is discovering a new life as a single mother -- and as her own woman."

    Dan Quayle Was Right 1993

  • "Her cohost is the one who interviewed me," she continued.

    E! Online (US) - Top Stories 2010

  • Chris Isaak's has a show on the BIO channel, and his cohost is a dog named Rodney.

    Jezebel 2009

  • Michael Giltz is the cohost of Showbiz Sandbox, a weekly pop culture podcast that reveals the industry take on entertainment news of the day and features top journalists and opinion makers as guests.

    Michael Giltz: CDs Of The Week: Ladysmith Black Mambazo and David Wax Museum Michael Giltz 2011

  • Michael Giltz is the cohost of Showbiz Sandbox, a weekly pop culture podcast that reveals the industry take on entertainment news of the day and features top journalists and opinion makers as guests.

    Michael Giltz: CDs Of The Week: Ladysmith Black Mambazo and David Wax Museum Michael Giltz 2011

  • James Franco, a best actor nominee for the survival tale 127 Hours, will cohost the Oscar presentation with actress Anne Hathaway.

    Hollywood Gets Ready for Oscars 2011

  • James Franco, a best actor nominee for the survival tale 127 Hours, will cohost the Oscar presentation with actress Anne Hathaway.

    Hollywood Gets Ready for Oscars 2011

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